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Ok. When I get to the rec mode select portion of dubbing the option for high is blanked out. All I can do on the dub is LP, EP, SLP, or AUTO. Th original recording is done in SP. I don't understand why HIGH, HQ, and SP are blanked out and not available for the dub. What am I missing?

Ok. When I get to the rec mode select portion of dubbing the option for high is blanked out. All I can do on the dub is LP, EP, SLP, or AUTO. Th original recording is done in SP. I don't understand why HIGH, HQ, and SP are blanked out and not available for the dub. What am I missing?

I'll read them again. I've gone thru them over and over step by step so I don't know what I could be missing. Perhaps jjeff is correct and the title is too long. I guess I've just been using the Panasonics too long too change my thought process.

I have a '513' which works very well for OTA recording. Recently, however, I changed the TV from a 37" Vizio 'E' series to a 39" 'D' series. Both are 720P.

Now the HDMI setting on the '513' does not stay at 720P! Many times when it is turned on it reverts to 480P with an anamorphic picture. It's no problem for me to touch the HDMI button, but my wife has trouble finding the right button!

The '513' is set to 16:9 with the Progressive Scan off. The CEC is disabled on both the TV and the '513'.

Is there anything I missed? Actually the settings are the same as with the older TV and the HDMI stayed at 720P with that unit.

I have a '513' which works very well for OTA recording. Recently, however, I changed the TV from a 37" Vizio 'E' series to a 39" 'D' series. Both are 720P.

Now the HDMI setting on the '513' does not stay at 720P! Many times when it is turned on it reverts to 480P with an anamorphic picture. It's no problem for me to touch the HDMI button, but my wife has trouble finding the right button!

The '513' is set to 16:9 with the Progressive Scan off. The CEC is disabled on both the TV and the '513'.

Is there anything I missed? Actually the settings are the same as with the older TV and the HDMI stayed at 720P with that unit.

Maybe the new TV doesn't keep the HDMI port active when the set is turned off. If the Magnavox gets turned on before the TV is on, the Maggie won't be able to tell what HDMI modes the TV can display so it sets the HDMI mode to 480. Try turning the TV on before turning the Magnavox on, and turn the Magnavox off before turning the TV off. If doing that makes the HDMI mode stick, check the TV settings menu for power saving options and see what happens if you disable them.

I have a '513' which works very well for OTA recording. Recently, however, I changed the TV from a 37" Vizio 'E' series to a 39" 'D' series. Both are 720P.

Now the HDMI setting on the '513' does not stay at 720P! Many times when it is turned on it reverts to 480P with an anamorphic picture. It's no problem for me to touch the HDMI button, but my wife has trouble finding the right button!

The '513' is set to 16:9 with the Progressive Scan off. The CEC is disabled on both the TV and the '513'.

Is there anything I missed? Actually the settings are the same as with the older TV and the HDMI stayed at 720P with that unit.

It doesn't matter. The TV will upscale anything it is sent to match its screen resolution. The scaler in the TV is probably better than the scaler in the DVD recorder so let the recorder send out the native 480 signal to the TV and let the TV do the upconversion to 720p to fit its screen.

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It doesn't matter. The TV will upscale anything it is sent to match its screen resolution. The scaler in the TV is probably better than the scaler in the DVD recorder so let the recorder send out the native 420 signal to the TV and let the TV do the upconversion to 720p to fit its screen.

The TV does not upconvert to fill the screen! The 480P is a 4:3 presentation with the image compressed horizontally (anamorthic).

Maybe the new TV doesn't keep the HDMI port active when the set is turned off. If the Magnavox gets turned on before the TV is on, the Maggie won't be able to tell what HDMI modes the TV can display so it sets the HDMI mode to 480. Try turning the TV on before turning the Magnavox on, and turn the Magnavox off before turning the TV off. If doing that makes the HDMI mode stick, check the TV settings menu for power saving options and see what happens if you disable them.

Good idea, but not too practical since the maggy goes on and off by itself while making timer recordings.

Purchased the 557 a few months ago, then over the last several weeks, began noticing that for timer recordings, the WRONG channel would SOMETIMES be recorded. I've had the 513 and 515 for several years, and never encountered this problem, albeit I've had a different problem with the 513 remote. I can deal with the 513 remote issue, but recording the WRONG program is not acceptable. Thank you for any help.

Purchased the 557 a few months ago, then over the last several weeks, began noticing that for timer recordings, the WRONG channel would SOMETIMES be recorded. I've had the 513 and 515 for several years...

When it happened, were you trying to record a QAM channel that does not end in .1?

Purchased the 557 a few months ago, then over the last several weeks, began noticing that for timer recordings, the WRONG channel would SOMETIMES be recorded. I've had the 513 and 515 for several years, and never encountered this problem, albeit I've had a different problem with the 513 remote. I can deal with the 513 remote issue, but recording the WRONG program is not acceptable. Thank you for any help.

Best Buy has a Sony 8-dev learning remote for $15 today (RMVLZ620). Any opinions on it as a replacement for a 3576 + 2160A "stack"? My Philips 7-dev is several years old now and starting to get a bit mushy...